Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-12-22

the following-send for prospectus:
Robert Louis Stevenson will con-
tribute regularly TO each number
during the year. He will write Of
many topics, old and new, and in
a familiar and personal way, which
will form new bonds OF friendship
between the author and his thou
sands OF readers. In the first pa
per, entitled "a Chapter on
Dreams, " appearing in the Janua-
ry number, he relates incidentally,
in connection with the general
subject, some interesting facts con-
cerning the origin of the now fa-
nous story "Strange Case Of r..
Jekyli and Mr.. Hyds."
Railway Accidents, by w. s..
Chaplain, will be the first of an
especially important and interest
ing series of papers on railways,
their administrations and construc-
tion, including great engineering
feats, famous tunnels and passes,
and indeed, those branches Of the
subject which in this day engage
the attention of the whole country.
The illustrations which will &C.
company this series will be very
elaborate, original, and beautiful.
The authors and the titles Of the
future articles will be announced
later.
DR.. d. A. Sargeant's papers on
Physical Proportions and Physic-
al Training will be continued by
several of Increasing interest, with
as rich and unique illustration as
those which have already ap-
peared.
Illustrated Articles of special in
terest will be those on the Cam
paign of Waterloo, by John c..
Ropes on "The Man at Arms" :"
by +. II. Blasbfield two papers
by Edward L. Wilson illustrat-
ing results of recent Egytian re-
search a further article by vii.
liam #. Apthorp, on a subject con-
nected with his recent contribu
ton on Wagner, and others
Of equal interest. Professor Shearl's
articles on the Surface of the Earth
will be continued and articles up
on two Of the most interesting
groups of contemporary European
writer's will be accompanied by
rich and novel portrait illustra.
tions.
Electricity in its various appli-
cations as n motive power, Explo-
sives, etc, will be the subjects of
another group of illustrated arti-
cles of fe9fpaaii practical interest, by
leading authorities upon these
tonics.
Mendelssohn's Letters written
to his friend, Moscheles, at a pc
culiarly interesting time of his ca
reer, will furnish the substance Of
several articles of great interest to
musical readers, which will be H.
lustrated with portraits and draw
ings from Mendelssohn's own
hand.
The Fiction will be strong, not
only in the work of well-known
writers, but in that ofnew authors,
in securing whose cooperation the
Magazine has been so fortunate
during the first year ofpublication.
A serial novel, entitled First Har-
vests" by Frederic j. Stimson,
will be begun in the January num-
Der, and early in the year novel
cites will be published by Henry
James and H. G. Bunner. The
short stories are of noticeable
strength and freshness.
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